Qatar vs Vanuatu: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Qatar
187,288 people
in 2020
Vanuatu
209,344 people
in 2020
Qatar rank
159th
Vanuatu rank
157th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Qatar
  • Vanuatu
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019852020

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 209,344 people against 187,288 people in Qatar, a difference of 22,056 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 11,177 people 54,087 people 42,910 people Vanuatu
1960s 19,447 people 69,394 people 49,947 people Vanuatu
1970s 49,842 people 85,451 people 35,609 people Vanuatu
1980s 77,833 people 107,556 people 29,724 people Vanuatu
1990s 87,684 people 124,578 people 36,894 people Vanuatu
2000s 92,740 people 149,644 people 56,904 people Vanuatu
2010s 141,992 people 182,180 people 40,188 people Vanuatu
2020s 187,288 people 209,344 people 22,056 people Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Qatar or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 209,344 people against 187,288 people in Qatar as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Qatar and Vanuatu?
22,056 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Vanuatu?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Qatar and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Qatar ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.